Kyllini-Chelmos tragacanth hedgehog-heaths

General Information Species Legal instrument Natura

Common name:

Habitat code:

F7.4912

Description:

[Astragalus parnassi ssp. cylleneus] and [Astragalus creticus rumelicus] heaths of Kyllini and Chelmos.

References:

Devillers, P., Devillers-Terschuren, J. and Vander Linden, C., 2001 Quezel P., 1964

Important species scientific name	Corresponding species comments
Astragalus creticus rumelicus (Bunge) Maire, 1907	Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Testudo marginata Schoepff, 1792
Astragalus parnassi cylleneus (Boiss. & Heldr. ex Fisch.) Hayek	Subspecies mentioned in habitat definition as characterising
Elaphe quatuorlineata (Lacepède 1789)
Vipera ammodytes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Podarcis peloponnesiacus (Bibron & Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1833)
Podarcis erhardii (Bedriaga, 1882)
Algyroides moreoticus Bibron & Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1833
Sylvia rueppelli Temminck, 1823

Code in legal instrument
Legal instrument	Habitat type legal name	Habitat type legal code
EC Fauna, Flora, Habitats Directive	Endemic oro-Mediterranean heaths with gorse	4090

Sites in which this biotope type has been recorded
EUNIS Site Code	Source	Greek Natura 2000 code	Site name
A00030037		GR2320002	OROS CHELMOS KAI YDATA STYGOS
A00040050		GR2530001	KORYFES OROUS KYLLINI (ZIRIA) KAI CHARADRA FLAMBOURITSA